Ernest Ruybalid Eliminated in 16th Place ($9,923)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Veronica Daly raised to 40,000 from late position and Ken Aldridge called on the button. Ernest Ruybalid was in the small blind and slid his stack of 197,000 in chips towards the middle, announcing he was all in. Daly thought for a moment and said, "All right. I'll call." Aldridge folded.
Ruybalid was at risk with 
and Daly was well behind with 
.
The flop came 
to give Ruybalid a set of queens, though also gave Daly a pair plus a straight draw. The turn was the 
, but the river was the 
and Daly made a straight to take down the pot and send Ruybalid to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,280,000
646,000
|
646,000 |
|
Busted |